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The New York Giants: Road to Super Bowl XLII was released on June 3, 2008. It was a 5 disc set that featured the full broadcasts of the last game of the regular season and all four playoff games. On August 26, 2009 New York Giants 10 Greatest Games was released, in which Super Bowl XLII was included as well.
Game summary of the New York Giants vs. New England Patriots NFL game, final score 17-14, from February 3, 2008 on ESPN.
New York Giants 17 vs. New England Patriots 14 on February 3rd, 2008 - Full team and player stats and box score.
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Feb 4, 2008 · Manning’s game-winning scoring drive late in the fourth quarter gave the Giants a surprise victory in the Super Bowl, spoiling the Patriots’ perfect season.
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New England dominated the league with 589 points and 75 touchdowns. Brady set a career-high of 4,806 yards and 50 touchdowns. One factor that helped in the season's success was receivers Randy Moss (98 receptions and 23 touchdowns) and Wes Welker (112 receptions and 8 touchdowns). Donte Stallworth (697 yards and 3 touchdowns) and tight end Benjamin...
Eli Manning had struggled to find his stride early in the season. After losing their first two games, the team went on a 6-win streak. He finished the season with 3,336 yards for 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. His favorite target was receiver Plaxico Burress (70 catches and 12 touchdowns). Receiver Amani Toomer (59 receptions) was also a prefe...
Super Bowl XLII is considered not one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history but in sports history. The Patriots entered the game as a 12 point favorite, but the underdog Giants would prove the better team that day. The game was a rematch of the regular season closer in which New England emerged victorious. The game would also be known for th...
The Giants opened the game with the longest opening drive in Super Bowl history. The drive was a 16-play, 63-yard march that consumed almost 10 minutes of the clock. New England ended the drive at the 14-yard line, forcing the Giant’s kicker Lawrence Tynes to make a field goal to take the lead 3-0. New England took control and began a drive to the ...
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were selected as the halftime entertainment. The performance coincided with the beginning of their 2008 world tour. The band performed hits “American Girl”, “I Won’t Back Down”, “Free Fallin’”, and “Running Down a Dream”. The show was later nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009.
On their first drive of the second half, the Patriots chose to punt at 4th-and-2. However, after the play New England coach Bill Belichick challenged that New York had too many players on the field, which was confirmed upon replay. As a result, the Giants were given a 5-yard penalty and the Patriots had a first down. Later in the drive, the Patriot...
The game was played on February 3, 2008, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Despite New England being heavily favored heading into the game, the Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 17–14.
Feb 4, 2008 · By Judy Battista. Feb. 4, 2008. GLENDALE, Arizona — The Giants were not even supposed to be here this week, taking an unlikely playoff path through the behemoths of their conference and regarded,...
